1 Samuel 7:3

Good News Translation (US Version)

Samuel said to the people of Israel, “If you are going to turn to the Lord with all your hearts, you must get rid of all the foreign gods and the images of the goddess Astarte. Dedicate yourselves completely to the Lord and worship only him, and he will rescue you from the power of the Philistines.”

Cross References

Luke 4:8

Jesus answered, “The scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!’”

Deuteronomy 13:4

Follow the Lord and honor him; obey him and keep his commands; worship him and be faithful to him.

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus answered, “Go away, Satan! The scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!’”

Deuteronomy 6:13

Honor the Lord your God, worship only him, and make your promises in his name alone.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the Lord, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.

Joshua 24:14

“Now then,” Joshua continued, “honor the Lord and serve him sincerely and faithfully. Get rid of the gods which your ancestors used to worship in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve only the Lord.

Joshua 24:23

“Then get rid of those foreign gods that you have,” he demanded, “and pledge your loyalty to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

John 4:24

God is Spirit, and only by the power of his Spirit can people worship him as he really is.”

Deuteronomy 10:20

Have reverence for the Lord your God and worship only him. Be faithful to him and make your promises in his name alone.

1 Kings 8:48

If in that land they truly and sincerely repent and pray to you as they face toward this land which you gave to our ancestors, this city which you have chosen, and this Temple which I have built for you,

Matthew 6:24

“You cannot be a slave of two masters; you will hate one and love the other; you will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Matthew 15:8

‘These people, says God, honor me with their words, but their heart is really far away from me.

Judges 10:6

Once again the Israelites sinned against the Lord by worshiping the Baals and the Astartes, as well as the gods of Syria, of Sidon, of Moab, of Ammon, and of Philistia. They abandoned the Lord and stopped worshiping him.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now serve the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. Start building the Temple, so that you can place in it the Covenant Box of the Lord and all the other sacred objects used in worshiping him.”

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob said to his family and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that you have; purify yourselves and put on clean clothes.

Ezekiel 18:31

Give up all the evil you have been doing, and get yourselves new minds and hearts. Why do you Israelites want to die?

1 Chronicles 28:9

And to Solomon he said, “My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

Proverbs 16:1

We may make our plans, but God has the last word.

2 Chronicles 19:3

But even so, there is some good in you. You have removed all the symbols of the goddess Asherah which people worshiped, and you have tried to follow God's will.”

Judges 10:16

So they got rid of their foreign gods and worshiped the Lord; and he became troubled over Israel's distress.

Hosea 14:1

Return to the Lord your God, people of Israel. Your sin has made you stumble and fall.

2 Chronicles 30:19

“O Lord, the God of our ancestors, in your goodness forgive those who are worshiping you with all their heart, even though they are not ritually clean.”

Judges 2:13

They stopped worshiping the Lord and served the Baals and the Astartes.

1 Samuel 31:10

Then they put his weapons in the temple of the goddess Astarte, and they nailed his body to the wall of the city of Beth Shan.

Joshua 13:31

It included half of Gilead, as well as Ashtaroth and Edrei, the capital cities of Og's kingdom in Bashan. All this was given to half the families descended from Machir son of Manasseh.

1 Kings 11:33

I am going to do this because Solomon has rejected me and has worshiped foreign gods: Astarte, the goddess of Sidon; Chemosh, the god of Moab; and Molech, the god of Ammon. Solomon has disobeyed me; he has done wrong and has not kept my laws and commands as his father David did.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them the desire to know that I am the Lord. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will return to me with all their heart.

Jeremiah 36:3

Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the destruction that I intend to bring on them, they will turn from their evil ways. Then I will forgive their wickedness and their sins.”

Ezekiel 14:6

“Now then, tell the Israelites what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying: Turn back and leave your disgusting idols.

Deuteronomy 4:29

There you will look for the Lord your God, and if you search for him with all your heart, you will find him.

Judges 2:11

Then the people of Israel sinned against the Lord and began to serve the Baals.

2 Kings 17:39

You shall obey me, the Lord your God, and I will rescue you from your enemies.”

2 Kings 23:15

Josiah also tore down the place of worship in Bethel, which had been built by King Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin. Josiah pulled down the altar, broke its stones into pieces, and pounded them to dust; he also burned the image of Asherah.

2 Chronicles 20:33

but the pagan places of worship were not destroyed. The people still did not turn wholeheartedly to the worship of the God of their ancestors.

Jeremiah 4:1

The Lord says, “People of Israel, if you want to turn, then turn back to me. If you are faithful to me and remove the idols I hate,